Under-Cabinet Lighting in Wesley Chapel, FL
Cable Run Unseen to the Wall Cabinets|Licensed & Insured, EC13011268
Hardwired under-cabinet lights need a cable kept out of sight, inside the wall or the cabinets. In a Wesley Chapel kitchen, how that cable is placed comes down to whether any part of the kitchen is coming apart anyway. Kennedy Electric runs the cable, mounts the lights under the wall cabinets, and connects the driver and the switch that control them.
Mention any counter or cabinet work coming up.
Call (352) 251-2795, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., or send a request online. Calls after hours are returned the next business day.
At a glance
When Counters Change in a Wesley Chapel Kitchen
About four in ten Wesley Chapel homes date from the years 2000 to 2009, by census estimate. Kitchens from that decade are reaching an age when owners may replace counters and backsplashes, and a counter job is a natural moment to add light under the wall cabinets.
Adding hardwired lights is worth settling before the new counters go in. Left alone, the wiring keeps a countertop swap on Pasco's permit-free list; new cable and a new or extended circuit for the lights make it electrical work under permit, and the backsplash comes off only once.
Newer houses here may already have stone counters. One builder's included features in a Wesley Chapel community list quartz countertops throughout and 42-inch upper kitchen cabinets. In a kitchen like that, the quartz is left alone, and the whole job happens on the cabinet side of the counter.
Another builder has included solid-surface countertops with a backsplash in the kitchens of a 55-and-older community in town, and its kitchen feature list names no light under the cabinets. In a house built to a list like that, any under-cabinet lights are likely the owner's addition, and the kitchen wall usually holds no switch for them yet.
How it runs
Under-Cabinet Lighting Wired In, Circuit to Fixture
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Where the lights' circuit starts
The lights can share a nearby lighting circuit that has room for them, or start on a new circuit from the panel. They are never tapped off the counter outlets, since the circuits for those outlets are reserved for plug-in appliances.
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Wiring roughed in and inspected before the wall closes
If a wall is open, the cable goes in first, while the studs behind it are still bare. New wiring like this is permit work: when a remodel contractor is running the job, it can go under that contractor's permit, and otherwise Kennedy Electric's own permit covers it. Drywall, tile, or a new backsplash goes over the wall only after the rough-in inspection.
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Fixtures measured to each cabinet run
With the counters set, each run is measured from end to end, and the fixture lengths are chosen so the light reaches both ends of the counter below before the runs are fastened and connected.
What we cover
Under-Cabinet Lights With the Counters Out, the Cabinets Down, or Neither
Under-cabinet lights added while the countertops are out
Once the old backsplash comes off, the drywall behind it can be opened without anyone seeing the patch later. A cable runs down inside the wall to a point the cabinet will hide, ready for the fixtures once the new counter and backsplash are in.
Kitchen lighting during a cabinet refresh
When the wall cabinets come down for new boxes, the wall behind them is bare, and the cable can come through exactly where the lights will mount. If the cabinets stay up and only the doors or the finish change, the job is closer to a finished kitchen, with the cable fed through the cabinet backs.
A finished kitchen where nothing comes apart
Here the counters, the tile, and the cabinets all stay. The cable is fished down inside the wall from the space above the cabinets, or brought in through a small opening inside a cabinet where no one will see it. Studs, ducts, and plumbing inside that wall decide which of those routes works. The kitchen can stay in use during the work, since no counter or cabinet has to come out.
Pricing
Pricing Under-Cabinet Lights by the Kitchen's Stage
The price follows the length of each cabinet run, where the circuit starts, and the route the cable takes through an open wall or a finished one, which the visit settles.
Custom homes and large or multi-phase projects are estimated as soon as we can, or on the timeline your project sets.
Repair and troubleshooting visits are billed by the hour from arrival: $100 residential, $150 commercial, one-hour minimum, then half-hour increments, plus materials. No trip charge and no service fee. No hidden fees: the 3.5% surcharge on card and ACH payments is listed in our terms.
We don't do upfront pricing. No job has a standard price with us: each one is tailored to the property and the work you've asked for, and priced once we've seen it.
We offer free estimates on installs, upgrades, and replacements in our service area. Estimates aren't free when the job needs troubleshooting or testing to price, falls after hours or outside our service area, needs several meetings to gather information, or is new construction or a custom remodel with multi-party walk-throughs. For most jobs, estimates arrive by email by the end of the next business day, and quotes are good for 30 days.
Our warranty
05If something we installed fails because of our workmanship within 30 days of completion, we waive the hourly labor to put it right. Materials Kennedy Electric purchases for your job carry the manufacturer's one-year warranty. To replace defective materials we supplied, or materials damaged by storm, flood, fire, or other acts of God, we charge a reduced warranty labor rate of $50 an hour residential and $75 an hour commercial. The warranty does not cover materials not purchased by Kennedy Electric, work performed by the customer, or materials the customer purchased or damaged. Our warranty terms are printed on the estimate, the invoice, and the receipt, and the product boxes stay with you so you can register each product with its manufacturer.
In our Wesley Chapel kitchen, the upper cabinets run close to the ceiling. Where does the driver for under-cabinet lights go?
Our Wesley Chapel kitchen from the 2000s has a boxed-in soffit over the cabinets. Can the cable run through it?
Will under-cabinet lights use much electricity if they're on every evening?
Our builder's under-cabinet lights went dark. Is it the fixtures or something behind them?
If we add the lights now, will they have to come down when we replace the counters later?
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Light the Counters in Your Wesley Chapel Kitchen
Tell us the length of each cabinet run and where you'd like the switch. Our office will reach you during business hours.